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Link of microscopic and macroscopic fields in nematodynamics
Rinto Anugraha1, Fahrudin Nugroho, Tatsuhiro Ueki
1Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan. rinto@athena.ap.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
We have found an unusual and unexpected link between micro- (nematic director) and macro- (velocity) fields in nematodynamics, which exhibits itself in extended defects of a new type. In particular, we have shown that black lines (BLs) observed in electroconvection of a homeotropically aligned nematic layer are simultaneously Bloch's domain walls for the director field and lines of zero velocity intersecting a roll pattern for the convection. A detailed experimental study revealing the fine structure of BLs and their point defects is presented.
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